Sport glove with tightening inserts

ABSTRACT

A sport glove with tightening inserts including a sport glove having a body portion and a banded cuff. A tab is attached to a left end of the cuff and is selectively foldable atop a front area of the cuff. A pair of inserts includes a female insert and a male insert. The female insert is disposed on the front area of the cuff, and the male insert is medially disposed on an interior surface of the tab. A plurality of gripping teeth is continuously disposed on the female insert, and a tension hook is disposed on a right side of the male insert. The tension hook is selectively engageable with each of the plurality of gripping teeth.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Various types of sport gloves are known in the prior art. However, whathas been needed is a sport glove with tightening inserts including asport glove having a body portion and a banded cuff. What has beenfurther needed is for a tab to be attached to a left end of the cuff andselectively foldable atop a front area of the cuff. Lastly, what has beeneeded is a female insert and a male insert. The female insert isdisposed on the front area of the cuff, and the male insert is mediallydisposed on an interior surface of the tab. A plurality of grippingteeth is continuously disposed on the female insert, and a tension hookis disposed on a right side of the male insert. The tension hook isselectively engageable with each of the plurality of gripping teeth. Thegripping teeth on the female insert and the tension hook on the maleinsert thus provide an effective means for better securing andtightening a sport glove while a user is engaged in such activities thatinclude, but are not limited to, batting and golf. Instead of having toconstantly retighten a sport glove by means of a hook and loop fastener,a user must tighten the sport glove with tightening inserts only onceprior to engagement in the sport, which allows the user to better focuson the game.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to sport gloves, and more particularly, toa sport glove with tightening inserts.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The general purpose of the present sport glove with tightening inserts,described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a sport glovewhich has many novel features that result in a sport glove withtightening inserts which is not anticipated, rendered obvious,suggested, or even implied by prior art, either alone or in combinationthereof.

To accomplish this, the present sport glove with tightening insertsincludes a sport glove having a body portion and a banded cuff attachedto the body portion. The cuff has a front area attached to a top surfaceof the sport glove, a right end, a left end disposed proximal the rightend, and an opening continuously disposed between the right end and theleft end. A tab has a rounded first end, a second end continuouslyattached to the left end of the cuff, an exterior surface, and aninterior surface. The tab is selectively foldable atop the front area ofthe cuff. A length of the tab substantially conforms to a length of thefront area of the cuff. A width of the tab substantially conforms to awidth of the cuff.

A pair of inserts includes a female insert and a male insert. The femaleinsert is disposed on the front area of the cuff, and the male insert ismedially disposed on the interior surface of the tab. A plurality ofgripping teeth is continuously disposed on the female insert. A tensionhook is disposed on a right side of the male insert. The plurality ofgripping teeth and the tension hook are optionally metal. The tensionhook is configured to be selectively engageable with each of theplurality of gripping teeth in order to releasably secure the cuffaround a wrist of a user. The male insert is optionally a rubberizedfoldable tension band and, alternately, a spring-loaded tension wirehaving a pair of coil springs. A first of the pair of coil springs ismedially attached to a top length of the wire, and a second of the pairof coil springs is medially attached to a bottom length of the wire.

Thus has been broadly outlined the more important features of thepresent sport glove with tightening inserts so that the detaileddescription thereof that follows may be better understood and in orderthat the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figures

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view.

FIG. 2 is a front isometric view showing a spring-loaded tension wireand a pair of coil springs.

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view.

FIG. 4 is a front isometric view showing a tension band.

FIG. 5 is a front isometric view showing a plurality of gripping teeth.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular FIGS. 1 through 5thereof, an example of the instant sport glove with tightening insertsemploying the principles and concepts of the present sport glove withtightening inserts and generally designated by the reference number 10will be described.

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 5 the present sport glove with tighteninginserts 10 is illustrated. The sport glove with tightening inserts 10includes a sport glove 20 having a body portion 22 and a banded cuff 24attached to the body portion 22. The cuff 24 has a front area 26attached to a top surface 28 of the sport glove 20, a right end 30, aleft end 32 disposed proximal the right end 30, and an opening 34continuously disposed between the right end 30 and the left end 32. Atab 36 has a rounded first end 38, a second end 40 continuously attachedto the left end 32 of the cuff 24, an exterior surface 42, and aninterior surface 44. The tab 36 is selectively foldable atop the frontarea 26 of the cuff 24.

A pair of inserts 46 includes a female insert 48 and a male insert 50.The female insert 48 is disposed on the front area 26 of the cuff 24,and the male insert 50 is medially disposed on the interior surface 44of the tab 36. A plurality of gripping teeth 52 is continuously disposedon the female insert 48. A tension hook 54 is disposed on a right side56 of the male insert 50. The tension hook 54 is configured to beselectively engageable with each of the plurality of gripping teeth 52in order to releasably secure the cuff 24 around a wrist of a user. Themale insert 50 is optionally a rubberized foldable tension band 62 and,alternately, a spring-loaded tension wire 64 having a pair of coilsprings 66. A first 68 of the pair of coil springs 66 is mediallyattached to a top length 70 of the wire 64, and a second 72 of the pairof coil springs 66 is medially attached to a bottom length 74 of thewire 64.

What is claimed is:
 1. A sport glove with tightening inserts comprising:a sport glove having a body portion and a banded cuff attached to thebody portion, wherein the cuff has a front area attached to a topsurface of the sport glove, a right end, a left end disposed proximalthe right end, and an opening continuously disposed between the rightend and the left end; a tab having a rounded first end, a second endcontinuously attached to the cuff left end, an exterior surface, and aninterior surface, wherein the tab is selectively foldable atop the cufffront area; wherein a length of the tab substantially conforms to alength of the cuff front area; wherein a width of the tab substantiallyconforms to a width of the cuff; a pair of inserts comprising a femaleinsert and a male insert, wherein the female insert is disposed on thecuff front area, and the male insert is medially disposed on the tabinterior surface; a plurality of gripping teeth continuously disposed onthe female insert; a tension hook disposed on a right side of the maleinsert; wherein the tension hook is configured to be selectivelyengageable with each of the plurality of gripping teeth in order toreleasably secure the cuff around a wrist of a user.
 2. The sport glovewith tightening inserts of claim 1 wherein the male insert is arubberized foldable tension band.
 3. The sport glove with tighteninginserts of claim 1 wherein the male insert is a spring-loaded tensionwire having a pair of coil springs, wherein a first of the pair of coilsprings is medially attached to a top length of the tension wire, and asecond of the pair of coil springs is medially attached to a bottomlength of the tension wire.
 4. The sport glove with tightening insertsof claim 2 wherein the plurality of gripping teeth and the tension hookare metal.
 5. The sport glove with tightening inserts of claim 3 whereinthe plurality of gripping teeth and the tension hook are metal.